On August 10, 2022, House Bill 22-1137 (“HB 1137”) went into effect. The new law at that time made significant changes to how HOAs in Colorado are permitted to handle enforcement and collection matters. Now that we have lived with and worked under this law for a year, we have discovered issues with the law…

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Responding to record requests can sometimes be a…

Notice Regarding Colorado HOA Homeowners’ Rights Task Force

On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed into law HB23-1105, which creates an HOA Homeowners’ Rights Task Force (“Task Force”) to examine issues confronting communities that are governed by the executive board of an association. You can read more about the Task Force at https://dre.colorado.gov/division-notifications/house-bill-23-1105-task-forces-to-examine-issues-affecting-homeowners-rights.

Thanks to Senate Bill 23-178, community associations throughout the state will see a significant increase in the presence of mischievous young rabbits in the coming years.  Senate Bill 178 requires planned communities with detached structures – single family home communities – to permit the installation of vegetable gardens (which include flowers, fruit, herbs, and…

House Bill 23-1131, which would have required a majority of unit owners present at a Board meeting for the Board to approve a proposed budget, has been postponed indefinitely after its hearing in the Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee. Even a proposed strike-below, which would have allowed minute numbers of residents to veto…

After our scintillating discussion focused on HB 1137 this afternoon, I can’t resist but to hold another class that focuses on HB 1137 and all the other 2022 legislation and other legal changes impacting Colorado community associations. Community managers and Board members are invited to join me on July 11, 2022 at 1:00 to explore…

Governor Polis signed HB 1137 into law on Friday, in spite of calls by hundreds of community members for a veto. This ambiguous, flawed, and expensive bill will go into effect on August 10. As a reminder, HB 1137 will fundamentally alter all community collection and enforcement processes, as well as require certain decisions to…

After a contentious session, House Bill 1137 is finally in its final form and on its way to the Governor. This bill is going to create havoc should it go into effect on August 10.

It will:
– Eliminate fines as a means of enforcement against individual, discrete behavioral violations that are easily cured and…

The Governor signed House Bill 1040 into law last week, enshrining into law the obligation for community associations to provide notice to community members should it need to restrict access to common elements for more than seventy-two hours. While this is an appropriate, fair, and laudable goal, many other provisions of House Bill 1040 create…